Dark goldenrod

#b4941d

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for dark goldenrod, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Dark goldenrod falls in the yellow band, deep and strong. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Dark goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #b4941d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b4941d

RGB180, 148, 29

HSL47, 72%, 41%

HSV47, 84%, 71%

CMYK0%, 18%, 84%, 29%

Lab62.48, 0.75, 61.03

XYZ29.63, 30.97, 5.58

Decimal11834397

Web safe#cc9933

Pantone118 C

Shades of dark goldenrod

#a5871b #957b18 #866e16 #776113 #675511 #58480e #483c0c #392f09 #2a2207 #1a1604

Tints of dark goldenrod

#cca821 #ddb82d #e1c045 #e5c85d #e9d076 #edd98e #f1e1a6 #f5e9bf #f9f2d7 #fdfaf0

Colors that go with dark goldenrod

Complementary#1d3db4 Analogous#b4491d Analogous#88b41d Triadic#1db494 Triadic#941db4 Split complementary#1d88b4 Split complementary#481db4

Dark goldenrod in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 18, 84, 29.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b4941d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 18 84 29

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 21 81 35

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Dark goldenrod in css

Copy #b4941d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b4941d; }
.text { color: #b4941d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4941d; }

How dark goldenrod looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Dark goldenrod and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #b4941d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b4941d against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark goldenrod on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #b4941d sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around dark goldenrod? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark goldenrod into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #b4941d and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from dark goldenrod, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #b4941d are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.